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Threads of Yoga
Deepen and enliven your yoga practice with 30 themes based on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras that can inspire on and off the mat.
Yoga draws many practitioners because of its physical benefits, but it is often the experience of peace that people return for. Threads of Yoga supports those seeking to learn more about yoga’s deeper spiritual teachings. Each short chapter introduces a foundational yogic theme, such as letting go, the breath, the yamas and the niyamas, and the chakra system. Each theme is accompanied by practices, including meditation, complementary poses, breath work, or quotes to contemplate. It is an ideal guide for both practitioners and teachers who want to connect with the spiritual wisdom of yoga, deepen their personal practice, or develop and support a theme for yoga class.
Yoga draws many practitioners because of its physical benefits, but it is often the experience of peace that people return for. Threads of Yoga supports those seeking to learn more about yoga’s deeper spiritual teachings. Each short chapter introduces a foundational yogic theme, such as letting go, the breath, the yamas and the niyamas, and the chakra system. Each theme is accompanied by practices, including meditation, complementary poses, breath work, or quotes to contemplate. It is an ideal guide for both practitioners and teachers who want to connect with the spiritual wisdom of yoga, deepen their personal practice, or develop and support a theme for yoga class.
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240 pages, Paperback
Published September 28, 2021
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December 7, 2025
I loved this book. It was an easy read and kept me engaged. The meditations and focus on yoga poses at the end of every chapter were a nice touch. Will definitely come back to this book in the future.
November 2, 2021
Wow, this is a great book! Seelig cuts right to the heart of yoga - asana, yes, but more importantly the full yogic path, and she presents it in such an accessible way with relatable examples and a variety of practices. Useful, unpretentious, informative, inspiring.
December 28, 2023
Fantastic for anyone practicing yoga or wanting to learn about the origins of yoga! Each lesson ends with a meditation for savasana.
“Overcoming the mind’s impulses takes strength. It is said that anyone can do yoga poses, but only the strong can meditate.”
“It’s difficult to describe the experience of touching the deeper you, or the consciousness that lies behind the mind. However, it is often symbolized by a flame or light. No matter how covered up, buried, and locked away that light may feel at any given moment, it is always there. It is the source of our peace and joy but can often feel out of reach. Yoga reassures us that yes, our inner light is there, and presents us with a map to uncover it.”
“…every being is innately creative, and expressing that creativity in some way is essential to living a fulfilling life.”
“Overcoming the mind’s impulses takes strength. It is said that anyone can do yoga poses, but only the strong can meditate.”
“It’s difficult to describe the experience of touching the deeper you, or the consciousness that lies behind the mind. However, it is often symbolized by a flame or light. No matter how covered up, buried, and locked away that light may feel at any given moment, it is always there. It is the source of our peace and joy but can often feel out of reach. Yoga reassures us that yes, our inner light is there, and presents us with a map to uncover it.”
“…every being is innately creative, and expressing that creativity in some way is essential to living a fulfilling life.”
May 14, 2024
Excellent book to build your yoga and meditation practice. Will be a valuable resource to support you and teach others.
August 7, 2021
Threads of Yoga offers themes from yoga philosophy (universal morality, personal observances, breathing, poses, energy centers, silence, life force, enhancing quality of life) for yoga students and teachers to weave into their practice. Pamela Seelig expands on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, guidelines for living a yogic lifestyle. She refers to the “monkey mind” as “inner chatter based on conditioning, memories, fears…Thoughts are repetitive, typically running on a loop and are not necessarily true.” It’s not easy to keep that mind loop running when balancing on one foot or focusing on the sensations in the body during a physical posture.
Although popular culture may associate yoga with a sweaty stretchy workout, Threads of Yoga is meant to guide us inward to the yoga of the mind through relaxing savasana and visual meditations. Pamela encourages trying different yoga styles like slow hatha, restorative, yin, or yoga nidra to promote serenity and develop a deeper connection within. I love the quote, “Embarking on the yogic path is the process of removing that dirt and reuniting with our long-lost diamond [within].” I know that I will be continuously coming back to this reference to gain a fresh perspective on the Sutras.
Although popular culture may associate yoga with a sweaty stretchy workout, Threads of Yoga is meant to guide us inward to the yoga of the mind through relaxing savasana and visual meditations. Pamela encourages trying different yoga styles like slow hatha, restorative, yin, or yoga nidra to promote serenity and develop a deeper connection within. I love the quote, “Embarking on the yogic path is the process of removing that dirt and reuniting with our long-lost diamond [within].” I know that I will be continuously coming back to this reference to gain a fresh perspective on the Sutras.
August 22, 2021
This book was excellent- engaging, thought- provoking and helpful for both teacher and practitioner.
November 22, 2021
I loved this book. It’s a ‘must have’ in your library for recurring reading (monthly, annually, semi-annually) just for the many physical practice exercises the wonderful author describes. This book is a self-care GIFT to yourself.
When I came to the end of the book, I gave myself a treat by playing the song by The 5th Dimension called THE AGE OF AQUARIUS, a song that was released when I was only ten years old. This book made me want to hear it again.
Everyone will get something out of this book. Here are the quotes, sentences and words that captured me—but I know when I re-read it again, I’ll realign with something new (and I promise, you will, also):
...it is easy to be calm when the water is still, but how about when the wind blows. --Cyndi Dale, author of ENERGY HEALING FOR TRAUMA, STRESS, AND CHRONIC ILLNESS AND THE SUBTLE BODY
A primary aim of yoga is to quiet the mind. When the mind quiets, a heightened state of being ensues.
When the mind settles, it’s as if a new world is revealed. We can breathe. It can be a fresh start. This is yoga.
Appreciate the notion of balance.
Yoga teaches us who we are.
Yoga is quieting of the mind-stuff.
Knowing others is intelligence, knowing yourself is true wisdom. --Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Finding stillness within...takes practice.
Scrolling on your phone and noticing that minutes have passed without looking up are good indications that you have “checked out”.
*Rhythmic pattern of breath and movement connects us with universal energy and can be the first glimpse of a quiet mind in action.
The breath is where the magic happens. It is the bridge between the body and the mind.
Everything is energy (prana).
When we are balanced, our awareness anchors in the heart.
When we attend to the heart through breath, postures, guided meditation, and other rituals, feelings and emotions may arise.
Surrender, or letting go of our preconceived notions and expectations, while it may at first appear passive or weak, demands true strength.
Rumi, a 13th Century Sufi poet, gives three gates of wise speech and recommends them before speaking: IS IT TRUE? IS IT NECESSARY? IS IT KIND?
When we practice silence, a major shift occurs in the body. A huge amount of our energy is spent communicating. When the mind/body realizes, it does not need to interact, it transmutes that energy for different and more subtle functions in the body.
Silence includes time without reading, looking at devices, or watching entertainment.
We can make choices that don’t serve our best interest or higher purpose.
Meditation demands that we come to a hard stop.
Practicing meditation, just like practicing postures, is “doing” yoga.
OM = peace
OM NAMAH SHIVAYA = I bow to that which is my highest potential.
OM MANI PADME HUM = I am the awakening of the consciousness.
Identify a challenging person or situation in your life that brings up harsh or judgmental thinking...infuse gentleness and kindness.
Not paying our fair share or habitually being late and taking another’s time are ways of stealing.
Be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete. --Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
There’s more to life than immediate gratification.
While a good cry may not be the most enjoyable part of the day, it is a purifying practice.
Outer behavior and inner thought processes deeply affect our state of being.
Practicing gratitude, and especially recording it in a journal can be a potent strategy in finding contentment and adjusting the mind’s focus.
It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful. --Brother David Steindl-Rast, Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer: An Approach to Life in Fullness
Tapas means “to burn” and it is the energy that shapes us. It is needed to override the mind and ego, revealing more of our true, authentic selves.
Physically, we increase our strength or flexibility when we move just beyond our comfort zone.
Looking back, we often see that our biggest challenges shaped us and revealed our most brilliant attributes.
It’s not far-fetched to consider that we humans have more potential than we currently use.
Observe that you, not your desires, are in control of your actions.
Swaha = “SO BE IT”
Swadhyaya directs us to peel away the layers of conditioning and embark on or continue the necessary journey of self-discovery. (Swadhyaya is ‘self study’)
Start the climb.
When all desires that surge in the heart are renounced, the mortal becomes immortal. When all the knots that strangle the heart are loosened, the mortal becomes immortal. This sums up the teaching of the scriptures. --Katha Upanishad, THE UPANISHADS
CHAKRA is the Sanskrit word for “WHEEL”.
The word kundalini translates to “coiled snake” because the energy sleeps near the tailbone until it awakens and rises up like a cobra. It is a natural facet of who we are.
There are strange jewels hidden within us and the universe stands back to see if we can bring them forth. --Elizabeth Gilbert, BIG MAGIC
Sometimes people get the mistaken notion that spirituality is a separate department of life, the penthouse of existence. But rightly understood, it is a vital awareness that pervades all realms of our being. Wherever we may come alive, that is the area in which we are spiritual. --Brother David Steindl-Rask, MUSIC OF SILENCE
Every person has a particular brand of creativity to offer...expressing that creativity in some way is essential to living a fulfilling life.
Open your mouth only if what you are about to say is more beautiful than silence. --Arabic proverb
We are now moving toward the Age of Aquarius and leaving Pisces. Each age lasts roughly two thousand years.
When I came to the end of the book, I gave myself a treat by playing the song by The 5th Dimension called THE AGE OF AQUARIUS, a song that was released when I was only ten years old. This book made me want to hear it again.
Everyone will get something out of this book. Here are the quotes, sentences and words that captured me—but I know when I re-read it again, I’ll realign with something new (and I promise, you will, also):
...it is easy to be calm when the water is still, but how about when the wind blows. --Cyndi Dale, author of ENERGY HEALING FOR TRAUMA, STRESS, AND CHRONIC ILLNESS AND THE SUBTLE BODY
A primary aim of yoga is to quiet the mind. When the mind quiets, a heightened state of being ensues.
When the mind settles, it’s as if a new world is revealed. We can breathe. It can be a fresh start. This is yoga.
Appreciate the notion of balance.
Yoga teaches us who we are.
Yoga is quieting of the mind-stuff.
Knowing others is intelligence, knowing yourself is true wisdom. --Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Finding stillness within...takes practice.
Scrolling on your phone and noticing that minutes have passed without looking up are good indications that you have “checked out”.
*Rhythmic pattern of breath and movement connects us with universal energy and can be the first glimpse of a quiet mind in action.
The breath is where the magic happens. It is the bridge between the body and the mind.
Everything is energy (prana).
When we are balanced, our awareness anchors in the heart.
When we attend to the heart through breath, postures, guided meditation, and other rituals, feelings and emotions may arise.
Surrender, or letting go of our preconceived notions and expectations, while it may at first appear passive or weak, demands true strength.
Rumi, a 13th Century Sufi poet, gives three gates of wise speech and recommends them before speaking: IS IT TRUE? IS IT NECESSARY? IS IT KIND?
When we practice silence, a major shift occurs in the body. A huge amount of our energy is spent communicating. When the mind/body realizes, it does not need to interact, it transmutes that energy for different and more subtle functions in the body.
Silence includes time without reading, looking at devices, or watching entertainment.
We can make choices that don’t serve our best interest or higher purpose.
Meditation demands that we come to a hard stop.
Practicing meditation, just like practicing postures, is “doing” yoga.
OM = peace
OM NAMAH SHIVAYA = I bow to that which is my highest potential.
OM MANI PADME HUM = I am the awakening of the consciousness.
Identify a challenging person or situation in your life that brings up harsh or judgmental thinking...infuse gentleness and kindness.
Not paying our fair share or habitually being late and taking another’s time are ways of stealing.
Be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete. --Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
There’s more to life than immediate gratification.
While a good cry may not be the most enjoyable part of the day, it is a purifying practice.
Outer behavior and inner thought processes deeply affect our state of being.
Practicing gratitude, and especially recording it in a journal can be a potent strategy in finding contentment and adjusting the mind’s focus.
It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful. --Brother David Steindl-Rast, Gratefulness, the Heart of Prayer: An Approach to Life in Fullness
Tapas means “to burn” and it is the energy that shapes us. It is needed to override the mind and ego, revealing more of our true, authentic selves.
Physically, we increase our strength or flexibility when we move just beyond our comfort zone.
Looking back, we often see that our biggest challenges shaped us and revealed our most brilliant attributes.
It’s not far-fetched to consider that we humans have more potential than we currently use.
Observe that you, not your desires, are in control of your actions.
Swaha = “SO BE IT”
Swadhyaya directs us to peel away the layers of conditioning and embark on or continue the necessary journey of self-discovery. (Swadhyaya is ‘self study’)
Start the climb.
When all desires that surge in the heart are renounced, the mortal becomes immortal. When all the knots that strangle the heart are loosened, the mortal becomes immortal. This sums up the teaching of the scriptures. --Katha Upanishad, THE UPANISHADS
CHAKRA is the Sanskrit word for “WHEEL”.
The word kundalini translates to “coiled snake” because the energy sleeps near the tailbone until it awakens and rises up like a cobra. It is a natural facet of who we are.
There are strange jewels hidden within us and the universe stands back to see if we can bring them forth. --Elizabeth Gilbert, BIG MAGIC
Sometimes people get the mistaken notion that spirituality is a separate department of life, the penthouse of existence. But rightly understood, it is a vital awareness that pervades all realms of our being. Wherever we may come alive, that is the area in which we are spiritual. --Brother David Steindl-Rask, MUSIC OF SILENCE
Every person has a particular brand of creativity to offer...expressing that creativity in some way is essential to living a fulfilling life.
Open your mouth only if what you are about to say is more beautiful than silence. --Arabic proverb
We are now moving toward the Age of Aquarius and leaving Pisces. Each age lasts roughly two thousand years.
June 10, 2025
Easy read and a great introduction to or review of the basics of yoga, beyond the poses.
November 22, 2021
Pamela Seelig, Author
Threads Of Yoga
Shambhala Publications, ISBN 978-1- 61180-879-7
Non-Fiction –yoga, health, letting go, meditation, breath work, focus
226 pages
November 2021 Review
Reviewer-Michelle Kaye Malsbury, BSBM, MM
Review
Pamela Seelig, author of Threads Of Yoga, trained for teaching yoga at Integral Yoga Institute in New Work and San Francisco learning both hatha and raja yoga. (2021, insert in back of book) Prior to this she worked on Wall Street. Her first teaching job for yoga was at a convent in New Jersey in 2006. She garnered a reputation for being good and that allowed her to expand and open her own studio. She resides in New Jersey with her husband and dog. To learn more about her please visit her website at www.pamelaleesig.com
The first portion, Introduction, of this book teaches the reader/student how to use it and what each movement in yoga means.
In Part One Pamela tells us what yoga is and how it helps to quiet our minds, become more aware, and focused. In practice she invites us as students to observe our inner thoughts and use meditation to quiet our rambling mind. (2021, paraphrase) Why are these important features of yoga?
“With a quiet mind, we observe the world without our past conditioning and future fears or expectations coloring the present experience. We can see the world as it is happening.” (2021, p.25) “Most off us are not present most of the time. When lost in thought we are “asleep”. Unconscious thoughts generally take us back to the past or ahead to the future.” (p.31) “Our mental state and our breath are interwoven. If we’re relaxed, the breath is slow and deep. If we’re stressed , it is shallow and fast.” (p.40) “When our thoughts are quiet, even for just one breath, we become conscious of what’s happening in the heart.” (p,56)
Seelig says “Yoga develops our ability to quiet the mind. --- Practicing intentional silence is known as mauna in Sanskrit.” (2021, p.70) I am sure many have heard the adage, “Silence is golden.” Pamela says that this is somewhat an unnatural state for us. “The mind craves conversation as it engages our outwardly focused senses. Silence, on the other hand, brings us inward and can feel too isolating if we are alone or too intimate if we are with another person.”
Regarding meditation Seelig says, “There is now a deluge of scientific evidence confirming the benefits of meditation. It lowers blood pressure, strengthens immunity, balances hormones, reduces anxiety, and improves memory, to name just a few of the perks.” (2021, p.84)
Part two introduces the reader and student to Yamas and Niyamas. Simply put these are the guidelines by which we ought to conduct our lives. You may reference them to something like the Golden Rules. Most of these come from the great masters like Confucious or Jesus, or the Talmud. “The yamas and niyamas are the ten ethical tenets that aim to cultivate virtuous and positive behavior. The first limb includes five yamas (restraints), and the second limb consists of five niyamas (observances).” (2021, p.98) Pamela states that these are the ten commandments for yoga.
I don’t want to give the whole book away here. There are exercises to help you become more mindful and proficient at yoga so your entire life can reap the rewards. I enjoyed it and believe you will too.
Threads Of Yoga
Shambhala Publications, ISBN 978-1- 61180-879-7
Non-Fiction –yoga, health, letting go, meditation, breath work, focus
226 pages
November 2021 Review
Reviewer-Michelle Kaye Malsbury, BSBM, MM
Review
Pamela Seelig, author of Threads Of Yoga, trained for teaching yoga at Integral Yoga Institute in New Work and San Francisco learning both hatha and raja yoga. (2021, insert in back of book) Prior to this she worked on Wall Street. Her first teaching job for yoga was at a convent in New Jersey in 2006. She garnered a reputation for being good and that allowed her to expand and open her own studio. She resides in New Jersey with her husband and dog. To learn more about her please visit her website at www.pamelaleesig.com
The first portion, Introduction, of this book teaches the reader/student how to use it and what each movement in yoga means.
In Part One Pamela tells us what yoga is and how it helps to quiet our minds, become more aware, and focused. In practice she invites us as students to observe our inner thoughts and use meditation to quiet our rambling mind. (2021, paraphrase) Why are these important features of yoga?
“With a quiet mind, we observe the world without our past conditioning and future fears or expectations coloring the present experience. We can see the world as it is happening.” (2021, p.25) “Most off us are not present most of the time. When lost in thought we are “asleep”. Unconscious thoughts generally take us back to the past or ahead to the future.” (p.31) “Our mental state and our breath are interwoven. If we’re relaxed, the breath is slow and deep. If we’re stressed , it is shallow and fast.” (p.40) “When our thoughts are quiet, even for just one breath, we become conscious of what’s happening in the heart.” (p,56)
Seelig says “Yoga develops our ability to quiet the mind. --- Practicing intentional silence is known as mauna in Sanskrit.” (2021, p.70) I am sure many have heard the adage, “Silence is golden.” Pamela says that this is somewhat an unnatural state for us. “The mind craves conversation as it engages our outwardly focused senses. Silence, on the other hand, brings us inward and can feel too isolating if we are alone or too intimate if we are with another person.”
Regarding meditation Seelig says, “There is now a deluge of scientific evidence confirming the benefits of meditation. It lowers blood pressure, strengthens immunity, balances hormones, reduces anxiety, and improves memory, to name just a few of the perks.” (2021, p.84)
Part two introduces the reader and student to Yamas and Niyamas. Simply put these are the guidelines by which we ought to conduct our lives. You may reference them to something like the Golden Rules. Most of these come from the great masters like Confucious or Jesus, or the Talmud. “The yamas and niyamas are the ten ethical tenets that aim to cultivate virtuous and positive behavior. The first limb includes five yamas (restraints), and the second limb consists of five niyamas (observances).” (2021, p.98) Pamela states that these are the ten commandments for yoga.
I don’t want to give the whole book away here. There are exercises to help you become more mindful and proficient at yoga so your entire life can reap the rewards. I enjoyed it and believe you will too.
November 20, 2021
Oh. Boy. I loved reading this book. I devoured every chapter, page, paragraph, sentence, and word.
THREADS OF YOGA by Pamela Seelig is packed full of ancient wisdom and presented in a digestible manner for today’s average person. To quote from page two: “Threads of Yoga relies on ancient texts, such as Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, but it isn’t religious or scholarly.”
As with every nonfiction book I read, I started this one by scanning the table of contents, flipping through the pages, and reading the author’s credentials. The table of contents is concise and easy to process. It gives a clear picture of what to expect within the pages of the book. I love that. Flipping through the pages, I noticed there were no pictures or diagrams, but the end of each chapter consistently features practices to explore and consider during your own daily rituals. These contain tips for meditation, physical practice, relaxation, and quotes to contemplate. I look forward to returning to these pages to explore in depth the suggested practices. Regarding the author’s credentials, at first I was concerned, wondering what a former Wall Street career woman could sincerely offer on this topic of yoga, especially when she writes in the introduction: “the present-day perception of yoga is often of a purely physical practice with its associated clothing and accessories.” That rubbed me a bit wrong, thinking that is a mindset for the rich and affluent but not your average yoga practitioner. Who knows? Maybe I’m wrong. But the fact of the matter is that regardless of Seelig’s background and former career on Wall Street, she has put in the time (many years) studying and researching “ancient yogic wisdom.” She is a talented writer, and her knowledge is evident on every page.
This is definitely a book I will read again, and again, utilizing it as a resource manual, a daily meditative guide, and reminder to check myself. Where am I on my path? I’m I heading intentionally in the direction I want? Am I being kind to myself? Do I need to realign and balance myself?
My only criticism of the book is I wish it had pictures and diagrams. I am not an expert at yoga, and so pictures of poses would have been helpful. Likewise, pictures of the mudras would make it easier to practice them. While I am familiar with chakras, diagrams would help drive home the relevance of the content.
There are so many valuable nuggets within this book, I suggest buying your own personal copy and mark it up as you read – mark it with Post-it flags, highlighters, and penciled-in notes. Then read it again.
If you have friends you practice yoga (on any level) this book would make a perfect Christmas present.
[I received a copy of this book from FSB Associates in exchange for an honest review. This in no way influenced my opinion.]
THREADS OF YOGA by Pamela Seelig is packed full of ancient wisdom and presented in a digestible manner for today’s average person. To quote from page two: “Threads of Yoga relies on ancient texts, such as Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, but it isn’t religious or scholarly.”
As with every nonfiction book I read, I started this one by scanning the table of contents, flipping through the pages, and reading the author’s credentials. The table of contents is concise and easy to process. It gives a clear picture of what to expect within the pages of the book. I love that. Flipping through the pages, I noticed there were no pictures or diagrams, but the end of each chapter consistently features practices to explore and consider during your own daily rituals. These contain tips for meditation, physical practice, relaxation, and quotes to contemplate. I look forward to returning to these pages to explore in depth the suggested practices. Regarding the author’s credentials, at first I was concerned, wondering what a former Wall Street career woman could sincerely offer on this topic of yoga, especially when she writes in the introduction: “the present-day perception of yoga is often of a purely physical practice with its associated clothing and accessories.” That rubbed me a bit wrong, thinking that is a mindset for the rich and affluent but not your average yoga practitioner. Who knows? Maybe I’m wrong. But the fact of the matter is that regardless of Seelig’s background and former career on Wall Street, she has put in the time (many years) studying and researching “ancient yogic wisdom.” She is a talented writer, and her knowledge is evident on every page.
This is definitely a book I will read again, and again, utilizing it as a resource manual, a daily meditative guide, and reminder to check myself. Where am I on my path? I’m I heading intentionally in the direction I want? Am I being kind to myself? Do I need to realign and balance myself?
My only criticism of the book is I wish it had pictures and diagrams. I am not an expert at yoga, and so pictures of poses would have been helpful. Likewise, pictures of the mudras would make it easier to practice them. While I am familiar with chakras, diagrams would help drive home the relevance of the content.
There are so many valuable nuggets within this book, I suggest buying your own personal copy and mark it up as you read – mark it with Post-it flags, highlighters, and penciled-in notes. Then read it again.
If you have friends you practice yoga (on any level) this book would make a perfect Christmas present.
[I received a copy of this book from FSB Associates in exchange for an honest review. This in no way influenced my opinion.]
March 18, 2022
Many people come to yoga from the perspective of health improvement. Taking time for ourselves helps us sharpen our mental and physical health through better self-esteem, stress management, and overall well-being.
Practicing Yoga is not new to me. I can’t remember exactly how it was that I first came across Yoga but recall I started it back in the 1990’s because I was searching for a way to obtain theraputic benefits with more flexibility and strength.
Not long after starting Yoga, I realized, it is encompassing and inclusive. It’s allowed me to work on my approach to life - balancing stress as well as gaining flexibility, focus, and strength.
Threads of Yoga provides the scope of the meaning behind the movements and looks beyond the postures to explain the themes and practices inspired by the Sutras. You will learn what asanas (poses or postures) can be used.
Seelig gives insight into meditation and breathwork and encourages trying different yoga styles. She provides advice on how to move your body and the chapters are rounded out with Quotes to Contemplate.
Taking time for ourselves is a great way to improve our minds and body. And breathing exercises alone are an excellent mechanism for coping with things we deal with daily. Breathing exercises can help control the respiration process, improve lung function, lower anxiety, and blood pressure, help with circulation, etc.
Seelig’s breathwork exercises allow one to connect more closely to their sense of purpose!
What I like best about this book is that Seelig informs my thinking. She reminds us of the vulnerability we all face and shares how life is ever-changing. She showed us how her struggle with Bell's palsy ( paralysis or weakness of the muscles on one side of the face ) lead to her inspiring others by teaching yoga.
She lets us know that by addressing difficult emotional and psychological, or social issues, we can find a more harmonious or focused state. We are able to acknowledge that when we open our hearts it’s easy to encourage others. And, by quieting our mind we recognize a feeling of gratitude for things we may have taken or granted.
I received a copy of this book from Michelle Fitzgerald, Publicity Director, FSB Associates.
Practicing Yoga is not new to me. I can’t remember exactly how it was that I first came across Yoga but recall I started it back in the 1990’s because I was searching for a way to obtain theraputic benefits with more flexibility and strength.
Not long after starting Yoga, I realized, it is encompassing and inclusive. It’s allowed me to work on my approach to life - balancing stress as well as gaining flexibility, focus, and strength.
Threads of Yoga provides the scope of the meaning behind the movements and looks beyond the postures to explain the themes and practices inspired by the Sutras. You will learn what asanas (poses or postures) can be used.
Seelig gives insight into meditation and breathwork and encourages trying different yoga styles. She provides advice on how to move your body and the chapters are rounded out with Quotes to Contemplate.
Taking time for ourselves is a great way to improve our minds and body. And breathing exercises alone are an excellent mechanism for coping with things we deal with daily. Breathing exercises can help control the respiration process, improve lung function, lower anxiety, and blood pressure, help with circulation, etc.
Seelig’s breathwork exercises allow one to connect more closely to their sense of purpose!
What I like best about this book is that Seelig informs my thinking. She reminds us of the vulnerability we all face and shares how life is ever-changing. She showed us how her struggle with Bell's palsy ( paralysis or weakness of the muscles on one side of the face ) lead to her inspiring others by teaching yoga.
She lets us know that by addressing difficult emotional and psychological, or social issues, we can find a more harmonious or focused state. We are able to acknowledge that when we open our hearts it’s easy to encourage others. And, by quieting our mind we recognize a feeling of gratitude for things we may have taken or granted.
I received a copy of this book from Michelle Fitzgerald, Publicity Director, FSB Associates.
March 30, 2022
This book provided me (a beginner to yoga) a very good base knowledge of yoga, chakras, meditation, and how to implement these practices into everyday situations. It was a very easy read and kept me interested throughout the entirety of reading it, I love how Pamela made these subjects very approachable but also didn’t dilute the sacred traditions they came from and also cited many different Yogi masters and even just books she enjoyed and learned from herself. The concepts were broken down very simply and clearly stated, I gave this book 5 stars because I thoroughly enjoyed it and I believe it is a really good beginner book for anyone interested in yoga, meditation, and chakras.
December 2, 2021
I feel a bit torn about this book - I think it is SO useful to teachers, and even very serious students could use this for a very thorough practice and to help you practice yoga in a deeper way. But the thorough explanations wouldn't be needed for teachers and students so...? Still, I think this book can be very useful, esp for teachers. I always love weaving quotes and reflections on them into classes and practices, and there's lots to grab in here. I think this would be a good compliment to a YTT.
February 8, 2024
Great first introduction to the yogic path but doesn’t really go too in depth into anything to get much from it other than introduction to some of the principles and their meaning.
It also didn’t really capture my attention all that well.
It also didn’t really capture my attention all that well.
January 7, 2023
- available in SG NLB 181.45 (Sengkang
October 15, 2023
Beautiful book filled with inspiring yoga meditations. This is the type of book that you pick up and read when needed.
December 8, 2023
Had to read this for yoga teacher training but would've read on my own. It's approachable and digestible and breaks down yogic philosophy so well.
January 17, 2024
Meditations are started not mindful to trauma.
March 6, 2025
One of the more comprehensive yoga books I’ve read, Threads of Yoga addresses all the yogic chakras and offers genuinely helpful guides to meditating on each
September 20, 2021
This is an excellent guide on yoga and the more spiritual meanings behind all the poses. Admittedly, I was disappointed that there are no pictures or illustrations of the poses, since I've been wanting to pick up yoga for some time now, but other than that, I liked it.
My Review
My Review
December 15, 2024
Immediately doing a re-read because I want to spend some time with the exercises. Wonderful book.
October 22, 2022
Pamela helps students and teachers deepen their yoga and meditation practice with profound information and practices. This book is an easy to use guide packed with exercises that can be referenced over and over. I loved how Pamela chose this yoga path after a wake up call. Inspirational!
I had the honor of speaking with Pamela on my Soulful Series podcast. You can catch it here:
https://youtu.be/oXmSCX1tEFQ
I had the honor of speaking with Pamela on my Soulful Series podcast. You can catch it here:
https://youtu.be/oXmSCX1tEFQ
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